Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§2350h Memorandums of agreement: Department of Defense ombudsman for foreign signatories
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 138— - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NATO ALLIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS › § 2350h
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must appoint an ombudsman to help foreign governments that have U.S. memorandums about defense purchases and contracts. The ombudsman will help those officials understand and follow DoD rules and any related rules from other U.S. agencies.
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Title 10, §2350h
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The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official to act as ombudsman within the Department of Defense on behalf of foreign governments who are parties to memorandums of agreement with the United States concerning acquisition matters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The official so designated shall assist officials of those foreign governments in understanding and complying with procedures and requirements of the Department of Defense (and, as appropriate, other departments and agencies of the United States) insofar as they relate to any such memorandum of agreement.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Deadline for Designation of Ombudsman Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1452(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1694, provided that the official required to be designated under this section was to be designated by the Secretary of Defense not later than 90 days after Nov. 5, 1990.
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10 U.S.C. § 2350h
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73